2nd grade, week 13, day 5

Reread: The Fox and the Grapes

1. Reread “The Fox and the Grapes” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
2. Find this week's sight words, “does” and “don't”, in the book or on their cards.
3. Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.

• The Fox and the Grapes, to read on screenon peabody.kidspeabody.kids/library/the-fox-and-the-grapes
• Sight word games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/sight-word-games

A clean copy

1. Copy one how-to neatly, with a title, a materials list and numbered steps.
2. A how-to lists what you need, then numbered steps with order words, and a picture for the hardest step.

• Sequencing organizer: first, next, last (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/reading/sequencing-organizer

A metric hunt

1. Find something about 1 centimeter long, like a fingernail, about 10 centimeters, like a crayon, and about 1 meter, like a grown-up's big step.
2. Make a chart of what you found.

• 2nd grade math path (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/grades/math/2nd-grade

A habitat in a box

1. Make a box habitat for one animal, with its food, water, shelter and space.
2. Present it and explain how each part helps the animal.

Leaders at each level

1. A town has a mayor, a state has a governor, and the country has a president. Talk about what each one does.
2. Afterward, your child writes how today's topic shows up in their own town or home.

Read-aloud: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

1. Read “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-three-billy-goats-gruff